***Ethan's POV***I waited patiently for Arthur in his pack Mansion while I sent my men to investigate the pack secretly. I don't smell her scent around here. This means she's not here. Makes me wonder where he actually hid her. “Ethan, wow! What a surprise visit,” Arthur commented as he walked down the stairs. I raised a brow at him with my hands folded on my chest, waiting patiently for him to come downstairs. “Are you surprised to see me in your pack?”“I asked curiously, while he laughed at my statement.”“I had been expecting to see you for a while now. Did you forget the last time we met? I told you one of these days you'll come to my pack.”“I see. So this is what you meant when you said I'll come to your pack one of these days?”“What I mean? I don't think I understand where you're coming from.”“Of course, you wouldn't understand what I'm trying to say, or should I say you're pretending not to know what I'm saying.”“I don't know what you're trying to say to me, honestly.”
***Keira's POV***I don't understand why I feel uneasy, but I've been having this feeling of unease for a long time now. I wonder what's going on and why I'm Suddenly feeling so uneasy. I really hope there's nothing wrong due to the way I was feeling. Just then, Alpha Arthur stormed into the room. I arched an eyebrow when I saw his face. It seemed as though he got into a terrible fight. Seeing how his face looked, I could guess that he must have encountered a strong opponent. Maybe an Alpha just like him. That's the only way he will be this full of bruises. “Get me the bowl and napkin!” He ordered from his shoulders. I couldn't help but wonder what happened to him. “A…are you okay?” I asked way before I could control my mouth. “What do you think?” He asked, looking quite irritated while touching his injuries. “I'm sure I didn't say anything wrong by asking you what happened to you.” “You think you didn't? Shall I tell you that you did everything wrong by asking?”“Then I should
***The Blue Crystal Pack***“Alpha, after these many years, we have finally been able to track down Emilia.”“What? Where did you find her?”“She seems to be hiding within the walls of the Red Moon pack.”“What? What the hell is she doing in the Red Moon Pack?”“That I don't know, Alpha. What are you planning to do, Alpha?”“Did you find a child with her? My mistake. She's no longer a child now but a grown woman. Did you see a young lady with her?”“I'm uncertain if I saw a young lady. She's all alone.”“What? Why will she be alone now? After all the efforts she took in running away from me, she ended up being alone. What happened to my child exactly?!”“Alpha, please don't get too worked up. Please keep in mind your health comes first.”“How can I rest, Rochas? My mate and daughter have been missing for 25 years.”“You can't blame her for what happened. Considering the fact that your daughter is wolf less, it is a valid reason for her to run away. And besides, I think she must have e
***Alpha Drake's POV***“Ethan, what happened to you? You look terrible!”I stated. Ethan, sat down on the couch, looking all battered with a broken nose and busted lips. “Don't tell me you had a confrontation with Arthur. Fuck man, you should have told me about it, then I would have been there to take care of his sorry ass!” Damson snapped. “Ethan, say something. Don't be silent and keep us in the dark.”“Arthur has, Keira, and he said he's not going to release her for any reason.”“What? He said that?” Damson stood up immediately. I balled my hands into a fist. “Brother, I think, this Arthur guy is trying to bite more than he can chew. I suggested that we all storm over to his pack and bring down the reins of his pack!” Damson suggested. “She's not with him, that's the worst of it all,” Ethan objected.“What do you mean?” I asked with a raised brow. “Before I had an audience with him, I had earlier sent my men to check the pack for Keira, and before that, I didn't sense her ar
***Alpha Drake's POV***“Oh my goodness!” Ethan exclaimed while staring at the news magazine. Damson equally stared at the Magazine bit with a sour expression. “Why do I feel so sick to the stomach merely looking at these pictures? So, this is what she had always wanted? To tell everyone that she's the lucky woman who happened to be Alpha Drake's favorite woman. Is that it?”I didn't bother to look at the magazine ever again. I had torn more than enough ever since the bulk magazine was sent to me. Looking at it one more time will make me nauseous, and I might just order the company to burn out every magazine containing my pictures with that of Amanda. The only reason I'm trying my best to control my temper is because of my mate. I really do not wish to lose her all because of my carelessness and lack of self-control. “Brother, I know how you feel, but the pictures in the magazines came out right. I'm certain that Amanda did an impressive job with that. Though anyone who's observing
***Keira's POV***“Why are you staring at the pictures like you've been confronted by a ghost?”Amanda's words snapped me off my thoughts and I quickly took my gaze up to her. My chest thumping faster than normal. This can't be right. I read through the words which were written on the other page. “Popular celebrity, Mr. Drake, the ladies ideal man, is set to tie the knot with his long-time girlfriend, Miss Amanda Black.”Instantly, my hands trembled. I blinked back the tears that were threatening to fall out of my eyes at that moment. “It seems she's finally understood what it is.”“This is a lie. I know you're doing all this just to spite me.”Amanda bursts into chuckles at my disbelief. “I've never seen anyone who's as pathetic as you are. I really feel sorry for you, you know.”“You must think that I'm stupid, but I think you're missing something. If I guess correctly, the only reason why Drake would agree to marry you is because you must have had something on him, and not beca
***Amanda's POV***“Amanda, you should focus on getting married to Drake, leave Keira for me. You should be thanking me that your wedding to Drake wouldn't turn out to be a disgrace as long as you have Keira here.”“That's what you've been saying. I don't understand what you saw in her that had gotten you so hooked on her.”“The same thing that got Drake and his brothers hooked.”“No, you're wrong this time. What got them hooked was because she was their mate. You of all people know what they do to the wolf less, just like Keira.”“Amanda, I'm not asking you this as your Alpha but as your brother. If you really love Drake, then you should go for him. Don't think about what you promised him. I'll figure things out myself. Do you understand?”I stared at my brother in disbelief. I wish I understood where he was coming from or why he decided to do what he had in mind. This is just so confusing. Arthur has never lost his head for a woman before. To worsen it, she wasn't even his mate. We
**Alpha Drake's POV***“Have you heard any news concerning Keira's release, brother?”I raised my head up to stare at Damson. “Damson, listen, I understand why you're this stressed. Trust me. I'm more stressed than you are right now, but if there's anything I want us to do, it is to be patient. I'm not yet married to Amanda.”“Brother, what are you waiting for, then? I thought you already made the promise that you'd marry her?”“Yes, I made the promise, but that doesn't mean I want to get married to her now.”“Huh?” And why not? You already made the promise. Don't you think it's only wise that you keep to your part of the promise?”“You talk as if it's easy to marry someone you don't love. We already have our mate marked, remember? You think it's easy to be with someone else when I already know where my mate is?”Damson heaved a long, deep sigh and sat next to me. I can tell that he's really disturbed by the whole situation, and he's desperate to have her back. “Listen, I promised y
***Keira's POV***“What are you going here? I asked, as so bad, I opened the door. I was still trying to pretend not to care, but then his smile immediately melted my heart that instant. The fact that he was actually innocent in all of this made me melt like ice.“No, no, no, Kendra. You can't fall for him like this,” I cautioned my wolf in my thoughts. “But I want you to fall for me.”I gasped in shock the moment he replied to what I said to my wolf. “Keira, you actually do have a wolf. I'm so happy. Now my wolf can relate to Kendra more. She refused us last night, just like you refused me.”I swallowed hard at his statement. I walked away from the door, and he quickly came in and shut the door. “You should place the tray on the table and leave,” I said with my back against him. I can't face him while rejecting him. “Why don't you look at me and tell me you want me to leave, truly?”Why is he trying to tempt me into saying things I don't want to in front of me? “Keira, I know y
***Drake's POV***Seeing her smile with tears trickling down her face only made me feel terribly guilty. I could clearly see the pain in her eyes. “Do I look like I'm okay to you?”She asked while looking at the three of us with a tear-filled gaze. “You know what, I don't ever want to see your faces in front of me ever again!”With that, she stormed out of the room, leaving us in a total speechless state.”“Brother, what do you think we should do now? She clearly hates us, and I don't think she'll give us another chance to explain things.”“At this point, I think we have to do it differently and not as a team.”“What do you mean, brother?” Ethan asked. “I think the only reason why she doesn't want to listen to us is because she detests all three of us telling her the same thing. I think we'll make progress if each of us approach her differently without dragging anyone into this.”“If that's the case, then I can as well kiss my mate goodbye.”“What do you mean?” I asked Ethan who a
***Keira's POV***“You know what. I don't ever want to see you in front of me ever again!”“Keira, that was all our fault, but that is where it all ended.”“What do you mean?” I asked Ethan who spoke up. “When we noticed you were banished Without our authorization, we went into the woods searching for you.”What does he mean I was banished without his authorization? “We couldn't find you, no matter how badly we searched the woods.”“Of course you can't find me because I was abducted by Arthur!”“Yes. And we found out this happened because Amanda and Elena both joined hands to set you up.”I shook my head. “That's not true. Amanda would never do such a thing to me. I'm sure you're just telling me this to get me to shift the blame from you.”“Keira, please calm down. I know we've wronged you terribly; hence there's nothing we would say now that would change your mind. However, you need to know the whole truth and why we couldn't save you,” Drake explained. “Why don't you show her th
***Keira's POV***As I entertained a conversation with the guests who wanted to know more about me, I couldn't help but take notice of Damson and Ethan, who hovered behind me like bodyguards. What's their problem? I don't see Drake with them. He probably must be having a private conversation with my dad, since dad talked about wanting to speak with him before now. I couldn't help but become curious about what they were talking about. It can't be that their conversation is about me. At this point, I don't care if my cover is blown, the ones to suffer for the backlash isn't me but them. For this reason, I didn't bother to worry about anything. After entertaining all the guests who wanted a conversation with me, I took a deep breath and turned around. They must not have been expecting it, judging from the way they both jolted backwards, startled. “Well, gentlemen, do you also wish to have a conversation with me?” I asked with my hands on my waist.“Yes, we,” they both took quick glan
**Alpha Drake's POV**“My goodness! Brother, did you see what happened just now? Keira actually walked away, pretending not to know us.” Ethan said. “It is to be expected, didn't you think of that?”“I did. But did you see how she was laughing and smiling with that guy?”“You mean, Reynold's beta?”“Isn't he too young to be the Alpha's Beta?” Damson asked. “I don't think he's too young, if that's what you're asking.” The old beta died a long time ago and his son, Dark, replaced him about 8 years ago. So we could say he became beta the moment he turned 18,” I explained to my brothers. “So why was he so close to Keira? It's barely a year since Keira came to the pack. Why is he all over her?”“Keep it down, Ethan. I know you're eager to find everything, but you must understand that our mission is not the beta, but our mate never forgets that.”“I know. But with her present reaction, isn't it obvious that she wants nothing to do with us?”I turned my gaze towards Ethan.“So what do yo
***Keira's POV**When I said the words, a feeling of sadness watched over me. I wouldn't be thinking about the part right now if those three musketeers aren't probably waiting for my return at the dinner table. “Miss Keira, why do you look so sad after saying those words?”“Dark, there are certain things you don't know about me.”“Of course, I don't know you that well. I only know the things you want me to see, you know. And if you'll let me, I wish to know you more, so I can actually understand you.”“You think you can understand me if I decided to tell you?”“But of course. I know you have a sad backstory. You don't need to say. Those times your mom… I'm sorry to bring her up.”“No, it's fine, you can continue with what you're saying.”“Alright. What I'm trying to say is that, those times when your mom abandoned you, it must have been hard to survive on your own. Being a female in the outside world without the protection of a pack must have been very Terrible.”“Yea, you're right.
***Keira's POV***“Well, well, well. Who do we have here if not the celebrant.”Here she goes again. It was better to leave rather than stay here to listen to her banter. Just as I walked past her and headed for the door, she cleared her throat. “You must have thought you've achieved something great since our dad decided to throw you a party. “Not today, Ramona, I'm not in the mood.”“Not in the mood? I think you'll be interested in what I'm about to say to you.”I shut my eyes at this moment. There's no way of getting rid of Ramona once she starts her tantrums. “What is so important that you wish to talk about?” I asked, turning around to face her with my hands folded on my chest.“Oh come on. Don't make it seem like you're actually the one trying to do me a favor by wanting to listen to what I have to say. Matter of fact, I'll be the one doing you a favor with what I'm about to say to you.”“Well, since that's the case, I would really like to hear what you have to say.”“Your dr
***Keira's POV***This was indeed the most beautiful day in my entire existence. I thought I was going to mess things up. I feared I would be looked at with scorn. Even though I might get stoned for being wolf-less once, and associating with them.What was I thinking? Thinking they could do that to me at my party is as good as making myself believe that my dad isn't capable of protecting me. Even though they had such bitterness in their hearts, they wouldn't be able to show it because the Alpha will surely not let them bully me or do anything to hurt me. When I finally got down the stairs, my dad was the first to stretch his hands towards me. I quickly took his hands and he led me down towards the guests. He introduced me to all his friends and business partners. I was over the moon at this moment. I never thought that this would be possible. “Alpha Reynold, indeed you have beautiful daughters I must say. Your eldest daughter is such a beauty. I can't count how many men present gu
**Alpha Drake's POV***Ever since we left the Blue Crystal pack, I've been having the thought that there's something missing which I did not get to see while I was at the pack. No matter how hard I think about it, I just can't wrap my head around what it is, to be honest. I just have the feeling that there's something I'm missing. To make things worse, my brothers also felt the same way. Which was why we all agreed that we must attend the party of Alpha Reynolds's daughter and then use the opportunity to find out what it is we actually missed. When they finally arrived, I was surprised that Damson and Ethan were the first to call me and inform me about the invitation to the Blue crystal pack. We all had the same feeling that there's something we were missing. While on our way to the pack, I couldn't help but wonder what it was. I'll find out what time it is. The last time I went there, I was shocked to see one of my socks members who was banished there. I felt guilty, even thoug